Skip to content
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER!
  • Why “cruise ship drummer”?
  • Guide to the archives
  • Join us

Category: Al Harewood

  • Home
  • Al Harewood
  • Al Harewood
  • blues
  • downloads
  • George Benson
  • jazz
  • slow tempos
  • transcriptions

Transcription: Al Harewood – Lil’ Darlin’

  • November 19, 2022
  • 0

Transcription of a slow tune, Lil’ Darlin’, as played by Al Harewood, with George Benson. This is a really great group of Benson’s, with Mickey Tucker and George Duvivier, recorded on a Jazz Hour album […]

  • Al Harewood
  • comping
  • downloads
  • George Benson
  • jazz
  • transcriptions

Transcription: Al Harewood comping

  • June 25, 2021
  • 0

What the hell, I’m on a roll, waiting for this weekend’s blanket of suffocating heat to descend on the entire Pacific Northwest. Let’s look at some more of Al Harewood, on yesterday’s same record by […]

  • Al Harewood
  • downloads
  • George Benson
  • jazz
  • transcriptions
  • waltz

Transcription: Al Harewood – All Blues

  • June 24, 2021
  • 1

I’ve been looking into Al Harewood quite a bit lately. He’s one of those drummers who’s on a lot of stuff, but is still easy to overlook. He’s on a lot of Blue Note records in the […]

  • Al Harewood
  • fast tempos
  • George Benson
  • jazz

Daily best music in the world: Al Harewood fast

  • March 5, 2021
  • 0

Digging around for some Al Harewood— I mostly know him from the 60s Blue Note records he’s on, but he was active into the 90s— I found this killing live track from George Benson, in […]

About the author:

Todd Bishop is a drummer, drum teacher, Origin recording artist, blogger(hey?), visual artist, and cymbal dealer living in Portland, Oregon.

Get lessons with Todd, in-person in Portland, or via Zoom/Facetime/MS Teams worldwide.

Follow / support us on Patreon
Chat on WhatsApp
Follow me on Bluesky
Follw me on Reddit

Support us through PayPal:

Also visit my site CYMBALISTIC to get some great cymbals made in Turkey, by Cymbal & Gong. They're some of the finest cymbals in the world for anyone seeking a traditional 50s/60s jazz sound. I play them, players love them. Be sure to check out our own speciality model, the Extra Special Janavar.

You can also purchase my books, including Syncopation in 3/4, 100 Grooves, Samba & Bossa Nova Field Manual, and the Books of the Blog from 2011-2018, as well as some CSD! merchandise.

NEWS: On November 6-9 we will be bringing cymbals to Berlin and Dresden, Germany. Get on the mailing list @ Cymbalistic for locations and updates.

Recent Posts

  • THIS WEEK: Cymbal & Gong in Germany
  • Best books: The NARD Book
  • Stewart Copeland with Stanley Clarke
  • Careers in Jazz
  • Paradiddles with Bellson

Archives

Categories

Recent Comments

  1. Xaque on Stewart Copeland with Stanley Clarke
  2. Diles Mavis on Stewart Copeland with Stanley Clarke
  3. Ted Warren on Stewart Copeland with Stanley Clarke
  4. Todd Bishop on Stewart Copeland with Stanley Clarke
  5. Xaque on Stewart Copeland with Stanley Clarke

Categories

Archives

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Copyright © 2026 CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER! Theme: Terminal News By Adore Themes.

Powered by
►
Necessary cookies enable essential site features like secure log-ins and consent preference adjustments. They do not store personal data.
None
►
Functional cookies support features like content sharing on social media, collecting feedback, and enabling third-party tools.
None
►
Analytical cookies track visitor interactions, providing insights on metrics like visitor count, bounce rate, and traffic sources.
None
►
Advertisement cookies deliver personalized ads based on your previous visits and analyze the effectiveness of ad campaigns.
None
►
Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.
None
Powered by